Learning styles identification using learners’ behavior and the actions they perform on a MOOC environment constitute in our opinion not just an interesting research issue but also an important solution to improve MOOC effectiveness. Indeed, providing learners with learning resources and activities that suit to their preferences and learning styles increases their satisfaction improve learning ...

Athletes' sport experiences are often influenced by the interpersonal styles of communication used by their coaches. Research on personality antecedents of such styles is scarce. We examined the link between a well-researched personality trait, namely narcissism, and two types of coaching interpersonal style, namely autonomy-supportive and controlling styles. We also tested the mediating roles ...

The effects of three teaching styles (command, practice, and reciprocal) from Mosston's Spectrum of Teaching Styles were investigated in terms of motor skill acquisition and retention of a selected shooting task. University students (N=135) enrolled in nine riflery classes were randomly assigned by class to one of three treatment groups. A 3x6 (Teaching styles x Sets of trials) ANCOVA, with rep...

This study examined the mediating role of ego defense mechanisms on the relationship between attachment styles and alexithymia. Four hundred and forty-three Iranian high school students (213 boys, 230 girls) participated in this study. Participants completed Defense Styles Questionnaire (DSQ-40), Adult Attachment Inventory (AAI), and Farsi version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (FTAS-20). Res...

Software architects principally leverage successful architectural design practices systematized in terms of architectural styles and tactics. While architectural tactics focus on particular non-functional properties, styles are typical solutions that generally coverage several aspects. The problem is that we do not yet have a formal account of how styles and tactics interact in a way that is su...

Proper decisions play a crucial role in any software architecture design process. An important decision of design stage is the selection of a suitable software architecture style. Lack of investigation on the quantitative impact of architecture styles on software quality attributes is the main problem in using such styles. Consequently, the use of architecture styles in designing is based on th...

objective: this study was conducted to compare marital satisfaction among married nurses with three different mate selection styles. methods: this study is descriptive ex post facto. a total of 222 married nurses were selected using random sampling method from two educational hospitals affiliated to jundishapur university of medical sciences and four private hospitals of ahvaz, iran. they compl...

the purpose of present study was to investigate the relationship of cultural context, thinking styles and achievement motivation with academic achievement among behavioral sciences students from university of tehran. three hundred and three students (96 boys, 207 girls), selected through stratified sampling method, answered a questionnaire, which consisted individualism / collectivism & power d...

A prominent categorization of Indian classical music is the Hindustani and Carnatic traditions. The distinction is geographical with the two styles having evolved under distinctly different historical and cultural influences. Both styles are grounded in the melodic and rhythmic framework of raga and tala. The styles differ along dimensions such as structure of a performance, aesthetics, voice p...

Different cultures employ different conflict styles. Drawing on the dual concern model, this study investigated the differences and similarities in Canadian and Chinese conflict management styles using student samples on multiple negotiation simulations. Results show that both Canadian students and Chinese students prefer compromising and avoiding styles. Moreover, the Chinese are more likely t...